Washington DC [US], April 4 (ANI): Three members of the U.S. House have introduced a bipartisan bill to strengthen the resilience of Taiwan’s undersea cables and other critical infrastructure amid escalating threats from China, the Central News Agency (CNA) reports.
The proposal would upgrade undersea surveillance by deploying advanced sensors to detect sabotage and provide real-time intelligence to help Taiwan protect its cable networks. It also directs the United States to coordinate with allies to help Taiwan and regional partners improve recovery capabilities and reduce service disruptions following attacks on undersea infrastructure.
Republican Rep. Mike Lawler said the U.S. must lead efforts to keep regional undersea infrastructure secure as threats from the People’s Republic of China grow. The bill would also authorize sanctions against individuals or entities found responsible for, or complicit in, harming undersea infrastructure that affects the U.S., Taiwan, or allied partners.
Democratic Rep. Dave Min stressed that Taiwan’s communications infrastructure is vital to its security, global trade, and regional stability, and called China’s repeated interference deliberate — part of a broader effort to isolate Taiwan and test coercive tactics without consequence. He said the legislation signals the U.S. will not ignore such “gray zone” actions.
A Senate counterpart, introduced by Republican Sen. John Curtis and Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen, was approved by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in January, CNA added. (ANI)
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